A sales associate at the Gun Shop in Idaho Falls says if it's passed, additional training will be beneficial.

"We have customers all the time that come in and want to get concealed permits to carry guns and just because they've taken hunters safety, they think they're qualified enough to use a handgun for self-defense," said Andy Giddings.

Klingler says his staff is already preparing to teach people how to be responsible with a gun.

"We want to do the home-defense courses, we want to teach what the NRA is already putting out there, so we're going to be offering that, and many other sheriff offices already are."

The bill will get a public hearing before the committee in the coming weeks.

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